Waldemar José Cerrón Rojas (19 March 1972) is a Peruvian professor and a politician.[1]
Waldemar Cerrón | |
|---|---|
| Second Vice President of Congress | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2023 | |
| President | Alejandro Soto Reyes Eduardo Salhuana |
| Preceded by | Silvia Monteza |
| Parliamentary Spokesman for Free Peru | |
| Assumed office 2 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Álex Paredes |
| Member of Congress | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2021 | |
| Constituency | Junín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1972 Chupaca, Junín, Peru |
| Political party | Free Peru |
| Relatives | Vladimir Cerrón (brother) |
| Alma mater | National University of the Center of Peru |
Biography
editCerrón was born on 19 March 1972 in Chupaca, Junín.[2] He is the son of Jaime Cerrón Palomino and Bertha Rojas López, two university professors. His brother is politician Vladimir Cerrón.[3][4] Cerrón is licensed to teach both pedagogy and humanities. He received a doctorate in the educational sciences at the National University of the Center of Peru.[2]
Political career
editCerrón joined the Socialist Party in 2007. In 2008, he was one of the founders of the Free Peru party, where he was the national economic secretary.[2] After Free Peru member and congressman Álex Paredes González retired, Cerrón was elected as the spokesman of the party.[5]
After Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve congress Waldemar Cerrón stayed quiet in the immediate aftermath, although he did vote to remove Castillo,[6] and later voiced support for Dina Boluarte.[7] In March 2023, Cerrón introduced a bill which proposed that preventive detention be limited to only 12 months, which was seen as some to be an attempt to free Castillo, who was in prison for 12 months.[8]
As a congressman
editIn the 2021 Peruvian general election, Cerrón was elected to the Congress of the Republic of Peru with 25,281 votes.[1][9] Cerrón criticized Pedro Castillo's cabinet, with Mirtha Vásquez as the president of the Council of Ministers.[10]
Money laundering
editAn investigation was opened in April 2021 into Waldemar Cerrón and his brothers Vladimir and Fritz's finances, specifically looking for evidence of money laundering.[11] Waldemar and Vladimir were found guilty, being sentenced to four years in prison. They stand accused of accepting money for an airport without government authorization. They escaped to an unknown location, with Interpol releasing a Blue notice.[12] Waldemar joked on social media that "they won't capture me in Peru".[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Resultados de las elecciones al Congreso".
- ^ a b c "Otorongo CERRON ROJAS, WALDEMAR JOSE - 2021". otorongo.club. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Los hermanos Cerrón Rojas: los pilares de Perú Libre". Correo (in Spanish). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "VLADIMIR CERRÓN ROJAS – Perú Libre | Partido Político Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Waldemar Cerrón, hermano de Vladimir Cerrón, es el nuevo portavoz de la bancada Perú Libre". LP (in Spanish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (8 December 2022). "Pedro Castillo detenido y vacado | Dina Boluarte juró como nueva presidenta del Perú en el Congreso | golpe de Estado | toque de queda | | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (13 December 2022). "Dina Boluarte | Dina Boluarte no ha usurpado en ningún momento el gobierno, señala Waldemar Cerrón | RMMN | PERU". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Waldemar Cerrón propone que la prisión preventiva no dure más de 12 meses". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Congresista electo por Perú Libre, Waldemar Cerrón: "Si hay fraude cualquier ciudadano debe elevar su voz" (VIDEO)". Correo (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (6 July 2022). "Ministerio de la Familia | Waldemar Cerrón: "Con el cuento de la mujer no se puede dejar fuera al resto de la familia" | Ministerio de la Mujer | Perú Libre | Comisión de Descentralización del Congreso | RMMN | LIMA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Candidato Waldemar Cerrón de Perú Libre investigado por lavado de activos | LaRepublica.pe". larepublica_pe (in Spanish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Regional, Prensa (10 October 2023). "Interpol emite alerta azul para ubicar a Vladimir Cerrón | Prensa Regional". prensaregional (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Casimiro, Por Diego (11 October 2023). "Vladimir Cerrón se burla de inminente alerta roja de Interpol: "No pueden capturarme en el Perú"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.